Nintendo has opened an official European website for The Wonderful 101. You can find it here. It’s full of gameplay details, some screenshots, and a couple of videos.

The UK games retailer market has experienced its worst month ever, according to a new MCV report.

July sales were down 40.4 percent from June, with boxed game sales coming in at just over a million. That’s a 33.3 decrease year-over-year. Stores took in just £23m through game sales last month.

New software was an issue, as were other factors such as the warm weather (and people choosing to stay outside) as well as the wait for more new consoles. Nintendo did say, however, that it was pleased with 3DS sales in July.

Here’s the full top ten game sales for the month of July 2013:

1: The Last of Us (Sony)
2: Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition (Microsoft)
3. Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Nintendo)
4. FIFA 13 (EA)
5. Far Cry 3 (Ubisoft)
6. Mario & Luigi: Dream Team Bros (Nintendo)
7. Tomb Raider (Square Enix)
8. Assassin’s Creed III (Ubisoft)
9. Call of Duty: Black Ops II (Activision)
10. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim – Legendary (Bethesda)

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Nintendo booth and sessions detail how indie game developers can develop unique Wii U software experiences

12th August 2013 – Nintendo of Europe announces today its first attendance as a Platinum Sponsor at the Game Developers Conference (GDC Europe) 2013 from 19th – 21st August, in Cologne, Germany. Developers will be able to interact with members of Nintendo to learn about self-publishing on Nintendo eShop, and attend sessions that detail the Nintendo Web Framework and Unity tools that facilitate developing software for Wii U.

Nintendo is giving independent developers the opportunity to publish games on Wii U via Nintendo eShop, opening up a platform to make their games available to owners of the system, as well as create unique gaming experiences only possible on Wii U. Registered Nintendo developers will benefit from the freedom to sell their games in a way that suits their business, with no concept approval process, the freedom to set the price and release date, and without a sales threshold.

Nintendo will host two different sessions:

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This week’s European Nintendo Downloads are as follows:

Wii U download

Pokemon Rumble U – €14.99 / £13.49
DuckTales Remastered – €14.99 / £13.49

Wii VC

Nam-1957 – 900 points

3DS VC

Summer Carnival ’92 RECCA – €4.99 / £4.49
Star Soldier – €4.99 / £4.49

3DS demo

Etrian Odyssey IV

3DS download

Jewel Quest 4 Heritage – €11.99 / £10.79
Bike Rider DX – €5.99 / £4.99
Heavy Fire: Black Arms 3D – €4.99 / £4.49
Sudoku by Nikoli – €4.99 / £4.49

3DS retail

Secret Mysteries in London – €11.99 / £10.79
Barbie Groom and Glam Pups – €29.99 / £24.99

DSiWare

Rhythm Core Alpha 2 – €9.99 / £8.99 / 1000 points

Special offers

Trine 2: Director’s Cut – €6.79 (£5.49) until 5/9/13, 23:59 CEST – was €16.99 (£13.99)
New Super Mario Bros. 2: Additional Course Packs – Single-Packs – €1.75 (£1.40) until 31/8/13, 23:59 CEST – was €2.50 (£2.00)
New Super Mario Bros. 2: Additional Course Packs – Two-Pack Sets – €3.50 (£2.80) until 31/8/13, 23:59 CEST – was €5.00 (£4.00)
New Super Mario Bros. 2: Additional Course Packs – Three-Pack Set – €5.25 (£4.20) until 31/8/13, 23:59 CEST – was €7.50 (£6.00)
Groove Heaven – €2.99 (£2.69) until 15/8/13, 23:59 CEST – was €3.99 (£3.59)

Source: Nintendo PR

Individual formats

LW		TW			Title	Format	Label	Publisher
1		1			MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION	XB360	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
–		2			TALES OF XILLIA	PS3	NAMCO BANDAI GAMES	NAMCO BANDAI GAMES
3		3			ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
2		4			THE LAST OF US	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
6		5			FIFA 13	XB360	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
4		6			MARIO AND LUIGI: DREAM TEAM BROS.	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
11		7			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	XB360	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
20		8			FIFA 13	PS3	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
8		9			LUIGI’S MANSION 2	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
30		10			THE SMURFS 2	DS	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
5		11			PIKMIN 3	WII U	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
10		12			ASSASSIN’S CREED III	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	UBISOFT
22		13			TOMB RAIDER	PS3	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
9		14			GRAND THEFT AUTO IV	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	TAKE 2
7		15			THE SIMS 3: ISLAND PARADISE	PC	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
21		16			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	PS3	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
14		17			GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
15		18			TOMB RAIDER	XB360	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
16		19			BATTLEFIELD 3	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
38		20			THE SMURFS 2	XB360	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
12		21			FAR CRY 3	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	UBISOFT
24		22			MAX PAYNE 3	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
19		23			LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER: THE CHASE BEGINS	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
13		24			GOD OF WAR: ASCENSION	PS3	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
26		25			RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTY	XB360	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
40		26			THE SMURFS 2	WII	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
28		27			LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES	XB360	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
31		28			NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	XB360	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
–		29			SAINTS ROW: THE THIRD – THE FULL PACKAGE	XB360	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	KOCH MEDIA
17		30			FAR CRY 3	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
27		31			ASSASSIN’S CREED III	PS3	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
29		32			FOOTBALL MANAGER 2013	PC	SEGA	SEGA
18		33			MAX PAYNE 3	PS3	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
34		34			NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	PS3	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
37		35			NEW SUPER MARIO BROS. 2	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
35		36			THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM – LEGENDARY	XB360	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
–		37			DEAD ISLAND: RIPTIDE	XB360	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
23		38			MARIO KART 7	3DS	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
33		39			BIOSHOCK INFINITE	XB360	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
36		40			LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS	XB360	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE

All formats

LW		TW			Title	Developer	Label	Publisher
1		1			MINECRAFT: XBOX 360 EDITION	4J STUDIOS	MICROSOFT	MICROSOFT
4		2			FIFA 13	EA CANADA	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
5		3			THE SMURFS 2	UBISOFT (OSAKA)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
–		4			TALES OF XILLIA	NAMCO TALES STUDIO	NAMCO BANDAI GAMES	NAMCO BANDAI GAMES
3		5			ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW LEAF	NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
2		6			THE LAST OF US	NAUGHTY DOG	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
8		7			CALL OF DUTY: BLACK OPS II	TREYARCH	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
7		8			LEGO BATMAN 2: DC SUPER HEROES	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
9		9			TOMB RAIDER	CRYSTAL DYNAMICS	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
10		10			ASSASSIN’S CREED III	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	UBISOFT
6		11			FAR CRY 3	UBISOFT (MONTREAL)	UBISOFT	UBISOFT
16		12			NEED FOR SPEED MOST WANTED	CRITERION GAMES	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
14		13			GRAND THEFT AUTO IV	ROCKSTAR NORTH	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	TAKE 2
12		14			LEGO THE LORD OF THE RINGS	TRAVELLER’S TALES	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE
13		15			MAX PAYNE 3	ROCKSTAR VANCOUVER	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
19		16			THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM – LEGENDARY	BETHESDA	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
11		17			MARIO AND LUIGI: DREAM TEAM BROS.	ALPHADREAM	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
18		18			GRAND THEFT AUTO EPISODES – LIBERTY CITY	ROCKSTAR NORTH	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
17		19			BATTLEFIELD 3	DIGITAL ILLUSIONS	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
29		20			SAINTS ROW: THE THIRD – THE FULL PACKAGE	VOLITION	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	KOCH MEDIA
24		21			RED DEAD REDEMPTION: GOTY	ROCKSTAR SAN DIEGO	ROCKSTAR	TAKE 2
21		22			LUIGI’S MANSION 2	NEXT LEVEL GAMES	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
15		23			PIKMIN 3	NINTENDO	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
20		24			THE SIMS 3: ISLAND PARADISE	THE SIMS STUDIO	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
23		25			GRID 2	CODEMASTERS	CODEMASTERS	CODEMASTERS
22		26			BIOSHOCK INFINITE	IRRATIONAL GAMES	2K GAMES	TAKE 2
36		27			CRYSIS 3	CRYTEK	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
30		28			DEAD ISLAND: RIPTIDE	TECHLAND	DEEP SILVER	KOCH MEDIA
–		29			THE ELDER SCROLLS V: SKYRIM	BETHESDA	XBOX 360 CLASSICS	BETHESDA SOFTWORKS
33		30			HITMAN ABSOLUTION	IO INTERACTIVE	SQUARE ENIX	SQUARE ENIX EUROPE
27		31			TIGER WOODS PGA TOUR 14	TIBURON ENTERTAINMENT	EA SPORTS	ELECTRONIC ARTS
26		32			SKYLANDERS GIANTS	TOYS FOR BOB	SKYLANDERS	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
28		33			LEGO CITY UNDERCOVER: THE CHASE BEGINS	TRAVELLER’S TALES	NINTENDO	NINTENDO
–		34			DEAD SPACE 3	VISCERAL GAMES	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
25		35			GOD OF WAR: ASCENSION	SCEA SANTA MONICA	SONY COMPUTER ENT.	SONY COMPUTER ENT.
–		36			MEDAL OF HONOR: WARFIGHTER	DANGER CLOSE	EA GAMES	ELECTRONIC ARTS
32		37			CALL OF DUTY: MODERN WARFARE 3	INFINITY WARD/SLEDGEHAMMER	ACTIVISION	ACTIVISION BLIZZARD
–		38			SNIPER: GHOST WARRIOR 2	CITY INTERACTIVE	CITY INTERACTIVE	CITY INTERACTIVE
–		39			REMEMBER ME	DONTNOD ENTERTAINMENT	CAPCOM	CAPCOM
40		40			INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US	NETHERREALM STUDIOS	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE	WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE

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After poking around the Pikmin 3 website, a sixth secret memo for the game appears to have been discovered. We won’t spoil the whole thing for you, though there’s not much to spoil. We will say that it features a different hero – not Olimar.

You can find the short video after the break.

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Much has been made of the Wii U’s price. Some have said that the console is simply too expensive, especially when compared to other upcoming systems such as the PlayStation 4.

But Nintendo president Satoru Iwata, speaking with CVG, said that the Wii U’s price is not the problem. Rather, the dearth of exciting titles is the root of the problem, “and the only solution is to provide the mass-market with a number of quality software titles.”

Iwata said:

“If the price is actually an issue [with Wii U], then there is some contradiction between the current sales balance between the Basic and Premium versions of the Wii U. The basic version should have sold a lot, but the fact of the matter is that people are buying more of the premium version. So the issue is not there.”

“I understand that the real issue is the lack of software, and the only solution is to provide the mass-market with a number of quality software titles.”

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